The Red Foxes' youth shined in a home win over MAAC foe Manhattan.All four Marist freshmen scored in double figures and got their first taste of victory as NCAA players in a 72-66 win.
Devin Price and Sam Prescott had a team-high 13 points. Prescott shot 5-of-6 from the field and played 19 minutes. Candon Rusin drained three three-pointers and scored 11 points, while Rob Johnson and Daye Kaba each scored 10 points.
Marist led, 32-21, after the first half. Although the Red Foxes surrendered 45 second-half points, they made their free-throws down the stretch and closed out the game.
Manhattan's Rico Pickett had a game-high 26 points and Darryl Crawford poured in 17 points. Those two Jaspers accounted for the brunt of Manhattan's offense.
Marist's free-throw shooting (70.4 percent) and rebounding has improved drastically in recent games. Manhattan only grabbed three more rebounds than Marist, and Korey Bauer tied a game-high with eight points. He also added eight points.
The Red Foxes' win improves them to 1-2 in the conference. Marist has played its best basketball against conference opponents.
Marist's win capped off an interesting day in the MAAC:
- Rider fell to 1-2 in conference play with a 68-66 loss to Loyola.
- Iona used balanced scoring to upset MAAC power Niagara on the road.
- Siena struggled and needed overtime to beat 3-9 Mount Saint Mary's at home. Mount Saint Mary's squandered a 7-point lead with 1:11 to play in regulation. Ryan Rossiter had a career-game and scored 29 points while grabbing 13 rebounds.
- Fairfield outlasted Canisius, 58-52, earlier in the day.
- Marist is tied with six other teams at 1-2 in the MAAC.
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